MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's incoming national commander/CEO, announces five appointments to her senior staff: Col. Rose Hunt, national executive officer A resident of Hebron, Illinois, with more than 25 years of service in CAP, Hunt is in her third year as the first female commander of the Great Lakes Region. In her role as region commander, she oversees more than 6,600 volun  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 6 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: Auburn University at Montgomery has earned a $49,000 grant from Wake Forest University's Educating Character Initiative to redefine student success more holistically through character-building workshops, programs, and curricula. The one-year, capacity building grant will support AUM's "Purpose and Character for Student Flourishing" project, led by Aaron Cobb, Department of English and Philosophy Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Catholic University of America issued the following news: The Catholic University of America has won a $1 million Institutional Impact grant from the Educating Character Initiative to expand programs and initiatives designed to cultivate virtue for all of the University's 3,100 undergraduate students. The Educating Character Initiative is part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, which aims to support a wider community of individuals   more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * With grant support from the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, Montclair is positioned to be a leader in offering innovative, character-focused coursework in its core curriculum * * * Montclair State University is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to create a character education course for its core curriculum using virtual reality - a project that has the poten  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Catawba College issued the following news: NCICU hosted an Inflation Reduction Act workshop at Catawba College geared towards empowering campuses for sustainable energy projects on July 25, 2024. North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (NCICU) continued its commitment to serving as a vital resource for its campuses by hosting an impactful workshop on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) focused on supporting sustainable, clean energy projects. Repr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: * * * Recently published results from a clinical trial showed that for critically ill adults needing tracheal intubation for emergency airway support, the method health care providers choose to use for providing supplemental oxygen before the intubation procedure affects the patient's risk of hypoxemia, or potentially life-threatening low levels of blood oxygen.   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Thanks to the support of Lilly Endowment Inc. and Wake Forest University, the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) has awarded $15.6 million in Institutional Impact Grants to 24 projects among 29 colleges and universities seeking to undertake a substantial and sustained effort to educate character in undergraduate populations across their institutions. These three-year grants range from $100,000 to $1 mil  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS International Black Theatre Festival audiences respond to JuCoby Johnson's new play 'Heritage' By David Ford | WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC) As people pass through the Ring Theatre lobby [at Wake Forest] on the way to their seats, there's a strong feeling of excitement and anticipation in the air for "Heritage," a dynamic new play by New York-based playwright JuCoby Johnson. The room is fil  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 8 -- Whitworth University issued the following news: Whitworth is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a Wake Forest University Institutional Impact Grant. The more than $240,000 grant was awarded by the Educating Character Initiative, a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University and made possible by a generous grant to Wake Forest from Lilly Endowment Inc. Whitworth applied for the grant earlier this summer presenting its new p  more